La Brea Pop-up with Jarritos
Last week, I was invited to attend the La Brea pop-up with Jarritos Canada at Kanpai Snack Bar in Toronto. It was a great evening, hanging out with foodie friends and sampling the fusion #Mexicasian food that La Brea will be serving up once a month this summer at their pop-ups.
La Brea Food's Trevor Lui says that the pop-up concept was inspired by his time on La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles - an area of L.A that is known for its diverse, ethnic communities and its food truck culture.
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| Photography by Jeffrey Chan c/o Jarritos Canada |
If you've ever been to L.A. you know that you can get amazing Mexican food as you're so close to the border, but there's also an asian influence in the food in California and Hawaii that comes from their Pacific neighbours.
La Brea's popup menu combines some amazing flavours from both Taiwanese and Mexican cuisines and the result is some seriously delicious eats.
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| Wonton Tortilla Chips with Edamame Guacamame (guac meets edamame) and Sirachamame Photography by Jeffrey Chan c/o Jarritos Canada |
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| Photography by Jeffrey Chan c/o Jarritos Canada |
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| Tinga de Pollo Bao Torta Photography by Jeffrey Chan c/o Jarritos Canada |
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| Pork Belly Tacos Photography by Jeffrey Chan c/o Jarritos Canada |
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| Jalapeno Pork Wontons with Chicharron Dust (this was my favourite!) Photography by Jeffrey Chan c/o Jarritos Canada |
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| Chef Lui served us his play on Pozole with what he called his "mom's slow-cooked Taiwanese pork broth" to garnish we had the traditional spices and lime wedge. The surprise? We ate the broth with ramen noodles! Photography by Jeffrey Chan c/o Jarritos Canada |
After the event, I was inspired to cook up some fusion fare at home and Lui's cocktail - a spicy and perfectly tart Jarritos margarita left me wanting more.
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| Photography by Jeffrey Chan c/o Jarritos Canada |
Margaritas on the rocks are one of my favourite mixed drinks - they are simple to make but the key is to use fresh ingredients.
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| Photography by Jeffrey Chan c/o Jarritos Canada |
I loved the addition of a classic Mexican soda - Jarritos. It comes in a variety of fruit flavours like mandarin, guava, grapefruit and lime and is made with real natural cane sugar.
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| Photography by Jeffrey Chan c/o Jarritos Canada |
Recipe: Lime Jarritos Margarita
2 oz tequilla (use 100% blue agave)1 oz triple sec or an orange flavour liquer
juice of one lime
ice
1/2 bottle of Jarritos lime soda
kosher salt to rim your glass (optional)
1) Use a lime wedge to wet the outside of the rim of your glass and dip it into some kosher salt to create a rim
2) Combine the tequila, triple sec and lime juice and shake it in a cocktail shaker with ice
3) Pour the drink into a glass about 3/4 of the way and top it up with Jarritos lime soda
4) Garnish with a lime wheel and some ice cubes
Thanks so much to my friends at Branding and Buzzing, Jarritos Canada for sponsoring this post. As always, all views and opinions are my own.
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